27.7% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.0%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Muskerry · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Muskerry
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28% of people volunteer their time in Muskerry, far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is seen alongside a very high rate of people providing unpaid care and housework for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 27.7% of residents giving their time. This is far above the 14.1% national average and the 13.3% figure for Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of daily life, as 40.4% of people care for children and 36.2% do over 15 hours of housework weekly. These figures are far above the state and national averages, with 23.4% of residents providing some form of unpaid care.
23.4% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
40.4% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 40.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
36.2% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.0%
- 2021: 36.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% national figure and the 2.0% state average.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Muskerry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21853/muskerry/topic/community